Pa Laide (born 1971/1972) is a former
Gaelic footballer who played for the
Austin Stacks club and at senior level for the
Kerry county team in the late 1980s till the late 1990s.
Personal life
Laide is from
Tralee
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in
County Kerry,
Ireland
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.
He has served as CEO of Cara Credit Union, a role he had as of 2017. He previously worked with
Allied Irish Banks
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.
His father Mick played with
Galway
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in the
1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final loss to his native
Kerry
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.
Club
Laide lined out at club level with the
Austin Stacks club in
Tralee
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. His biggest success was a
Kerry Senior Football Championship
The Kerry Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey’s SuperValu Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1 ...
in 1994. He again lined out in a
Kerry Senior Football Championship
The Kerry Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey’s SuperValu Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1 ...
final but was on the losing side in 2001. He also won a Kerry County Football League – Division 1 title in 1990 and a
Kerry Club Football Championship
The Kerry Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football championship played between senior clubs in Kerry, south-west Ireland.
In the event of the Kerry Senior Football Championship being won by a divisional team, the winner of this competit ...
title in 2003.
Underage
Minor
Laide played with the
Kerry
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minor team in 1988. He was at Left Half Forward in wins over
Limerick
Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...
scoring 0-03,
Waterford
"Waterford remains the untaken city"
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scoring 0-04 and the final against
Cork
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scoring 1-01 as he pick up a
Munster Minor Football Championship
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title. He went on to score 0-02 in the All-Ireland semi-final win over
Tyrone. He score 0-01 in a low scoring final win over
Dublin
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to give him an
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
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title.
He was underage again in 1989 but only played in the Munster semi-final win over
Waterford
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.
Under 21
He joined the
Kerry
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Under 21 team in 1990. He was at Left Half Forward in wins over
Limerick
Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...
scoring 0-02,
Clare scoring 0-03 and the final against
Cork
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he picked up a
Munster Under-21 Football Championship
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title. He went on to score 0-01 in the All-Ireland semi-final win over
Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city on ...
. Laide scored a goal in a 5-12 to 2-11 win over
Tyrone. This seen him pick up an
All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
The GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the EirGrid GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association ( ...
title.
He was again part of the Under 21 team in 1991. His first appearance being in the Munster final against
Cork
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. He scored 0-01 as picked up a second Under 21 title. His 0-02 in the All-Ireland semi-final against
Meath proved to be key as
Kerry
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won out 2-07 to 1-06.
Kerry
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faced
Tyrone in a repeat of the 1990 final. However things didn't go to plan as the Kerrymen lost out on a 4-16 to 1-05 scoreline.
He was underage for a third season in 1992. Wins over
Limerick
Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...
,
Waterford
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and
Cork
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Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
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***Wine cork
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* Cork (city)
** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
seen Laide win his third Munster Under 21 title. For the third year in a row Laide faced
Tyrone,this time in the All-Ireland semi-final. Despite his best efforts ,socring 0-03,
Kerry
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ended up on the losing side on a 1-13 to 1-08 scoreline.
Junior
Having struggled to hold down a place in the senior team, for a number of reasons, he lined out with the
Kerry
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Junior team. His single appearance being as a sub in a Munster Quarter Final win over
Tipperary
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.
Senior
His first appearances at senior level came during the second half of the
1989–90 National Football League when he lined out against
Dublin
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,
Cavan and
Cork
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* Cork (city)
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.
He made his championship debut against
Clare later that summer.
He lined out in his first
Munster Senior Football Championship
The Munster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship and shortened to Munster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It ...
final against
Cork
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. However it was a day to forget as
Kerry
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suffered one of the biggest championship losses, going down on a 2-23 to 1-11 scoreline.
He made three appearances during the
1990–91 National Football League against
Armagh.
Roscommon
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The name Roscommon is derived from Coman mac Faelchon who buil ...
and
Kildare
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. He played no part in the subsequent championship.
He played in all six of
Kerry's 1991–92 National Football League. He returned to championship football lining out in wins over
Cork
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and
Limerick
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. He was dropped for the Munster final with
Clare. Despite being overwhelming favorites to take the title
Clare caused one of the all time shocks a they took the title on a 2-10 to 0-12 scoreline.
He missed the whole
1992–93 National Football League and the subsequent championship.
He returned during the
1993–94 National Football League playing in seven games. He marked his return to championship football with 1-02 in a 2-19 to 0-08 win over
Limerick
Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...
in the Munster quarterfinal . He lined out in Munster semi-final when
Kerry
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faced
Cork
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Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
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***Wine cork
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* Cork (city)
** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
. Laide was on the losing side as
Kerry
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failed for the second season in a row to qualify for the Munster final.
He played in two games during the
1994–95 National Football League. He would after this enter into the wildness for the next number of years.
After a few season away Laide returned to the side during the
1996–97 National Football League. He played in all bar one game, including the final win over
Cork
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* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
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***Wine cork
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* Cork (city)
** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
. He made his first Munster Championship appearance since 1994 when he lined out in a semi-final was over
Tipperary
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Places
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**North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh
**South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel
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seen
Kerry
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qualify for the final where they faced
Clare. Laide had lined out in the 1992 Munster final when
Clare socked his side, however this time there was no such surprise as Laide put in a Man of the Match display with 1-02 and picked up his first
Munster Senior Football Championship
The Munster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship and shortened to Munster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It ...
title after a 1-17 to 1-10 scoreline. A win over
Cavan in the All-Ireland semi-final seen
Kerry
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qualify for a first All-Ireland final since 1986 in what was his first All-Ireland championship game in
Croke Park. In the final Laide lined out at Left Half Forward against
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. A masterclass from
Maurice Fitzgerald seen
Kerry
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take the title on a 0-13 to 1-07 scoreline. Laide helped himself to 0-02 on the way to picking up his first All-Ireland senior medal. To cap off an already successful season he was awarded with an All-Star at the end of the year.
After an indifferent
1997–98 National Football League Laide and co qualified for another Munster final after a semi-final win over
Cork
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***Wine cork
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. In the final
Kerry
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faced
Tipperary
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**North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh
**South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel
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with 0-02 from Laide helping his side and him to another second Munster title in a row after a 0-17 to 1-10 win. In the All-Ireland semi-final
Kerry
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faced surprise Linster champions
Kildare
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.
Kildare
Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional ce ...
had already seen off two of the last three All-Ireland winners on route to the semi-final and despite being underdogs the Kerrymen fell to a 0-13 to 1-09 loss. It would be Laides final championship appearance.
He appeared in the first two rounds of the
1998–99 National Football League against
Roscommon
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and
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.
[https://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1999/League] Despite being still in his late 20s those would be his last games with
Kerry
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.
Honours
;Austin Stacks
*
Kerry Senior Football Championship
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(1) 1994
*
Kerry Club Football Championship
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In the event of the Kerry Senior Football Championship being won by a divisional team, the winner of this competit ...
(1) 2003
* Kerry County Football League – Division 1 (1) 1990
;Kerry
*
Munster Minor Football Championship
The Munster Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for the youngest competitors (under-18) in the province of Munster in Ireland. It is ...
(1) 1988
*
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
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(1) 1988
*
Munster Under-21 Football Championship
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(3) 1990, 1991, 1992
*
All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
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(1) 1990
*
Munster Senior Football Championship
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(2) 1997, 1998
*
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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(1) 1997
*
National Football League
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(1) 1996/97
References
1970s births
Living people
All Stars Awards winners (football)
Austin Stacks Gaelic footballers
Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers
Winners of one All-Ireland medal (Gaelic football)
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